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Marilyln Jobe
Dec 19, 2011
Marilyn Bennett Jobe passed away on December 19, 2011 after battling cancer. She was born in Houston on July 16th, 1948 and raised in nearby Baytown. She married her high school sweetheart, Roger Bennett, while attending Lamar University, where she received a B.S. in Elementary Education. She later received her Master''s from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. She taught elementary...
John Bosse
Dec 18, 2011
John Roger Bosse, 71, of Brenham, passed away December 18, 2011 at his residence. Born March 2, 1940 in Brenham to Willie and Ella Nora Strangmeyer Bosse, John was baptized April 14, 1940 in St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham, and confirmed April 11, 1954 in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem. He graduated from Brenham High...
Willie Schomburg
Dec 18, 2011
Willie Ray Schomburg, 61, of Bleiblerville, passed away December 18, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Willie was born September 17, 1950 in Brenham to Herbert Sr. and Nelda Kirchner Schomburg. He was baptized November 6, 1950 by Rev. Walter Wolf in Salem Lutheran Church of Welcome, and confirmed by Rev. Wolf on April 11, 1965...
Nancy Coghlan
Dec 15, 2011
Nancy K. Coghlan, 76, of Brenham, wife of Richard Coghlan, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 15, 2011 in Kindred Hospital in Houston. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2011 in First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dale Chance officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive...
Bernhardt Jaeger
Dec 13, 2011
Bernhardt Lyle Jaeger, 77, of Houston, died December 13, 2011 in Houston Northwest Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2011 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Pastor Rich Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Jaeger-Witte Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mr....
Nancy Atkinson
Dec 12, 2011
Nancy Sheppeard Manning Atkinson died at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan on December 12, 2011, following a valiant battle with cancer. She was a native of Galveston, Texas, and a longtime resident of Brenham, Texas Nancy''s parents Gabe Sheppeard, United States Deputy Commissioner of the Port of Galveston, and the late Lucille Click Sheppeard, Clerk Stenographer of the United...
James Fathauer
Dec 12, 2011
James Jimmy Hubert Fathauer was born to Fred and Mattie Kettrick Fathauer on July 25, 1934, and passed from this life on Monday, December 12, 2011, at that age of 77. He was born in Somerville, Texas, the youngest of 3 siblings. Jimmy is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Ray Fathauer, and his wife of 14...
Annie Avis
Dec 6, 2011
Annie Maud Avis, 92, of Burton, died December 6, 2011 in Brenham Rest Home. A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2011 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Mt. Zion Cemetery, near Burton, with Bob Hofmann and Glen Schoeneberg officiating....
Tony Lett
Dec 4, 2011
Tony Joe Lett, 60, husband of Sharon "Bitsy" Lett, went home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine, with Pastor David Van Velter officiating, assisted by Sgt. Daniel Gaskamp. Burial will take...
Dois Holland
Dec 2, 2011
Funeral services for Dois Miles Holland will be held Monday morning December 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in Memorial Oaks Chapel with officiating minister Doug Hall. Interment will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Mrs. Holland was born in Dresden, Texas, on June 6, 1918, to Joseph Lee Miles and Eunice Maude Pitts Miles. She was married to...
David Baker
Dec 2, 2011
Graveside services were held for David Allan Baker of Sugar Land, Tx. in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. David was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Dec. 29, 1962. In his lifetime he lived in Denver, Co., Bakersfield, CA., Richardson, TX. and Houston, TX. David graduated from Elsik High School in Alief, Tx. in...
Edward Wisnoski
Nov 30, 2011
Edward Thomas Wisnoski, 82, husband of Barbara Helen Stegent Wisnoski, died November 30, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 5, 2011 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham, with Father Benedict Zientek, celebrant. The family will receive friends and relatives at Memorial Oaks Chapel beginning at 5:30 p.m. A rosary will be...
Kathryn Perry
Nov 28, 2011
Kathryn Eyvonne Schroeder Perry, 75, widow of Arnold Perry, died November 28, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening...
Walter Vernon
Nov 26, 2011
Walter Taylor "Jerry" Vernon, 81, passed from Earth to God''s hands on November 26, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born November 18, 1930 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Virgil and Mildred Taylor Vernon. After serving his country in the US Navy, Walter helped shaped the skyline of Houston through Vernon Masonry, which he founded in 1948....
Elinor Kettler
Nov 24, 2011
Elinor Margaret Brooks Kettler, age 85, widow of Melvin Kettler, died on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 at College Station Medical Center. Elinor was born April 15, 1926 in Navasota, Texas, the daughter of George Willard and Bernice Cone Brooks. She was baptized into the resurrection of Jesus Christ in First Baptist Church of Navasota in April, 1938 at the...
Harvey Penkert
Nov 23, 2011
Harvey Wayne Penkert, 64, of Brenham, passed away November 23, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center of Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Emmanual Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Pastor Rich Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5 until 7...
Kirby Mueller
Nov 22, 2011
Kirby Mueller, 79, of Latium, passed away November 22, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Kirby was born June 10, 1932 in Latium to Ben and Vanida Rinn Mueller. He was baptized and confirmed in Greenvine Lutheran Church. He attended County Line School in Latium and Brenham High School. Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army...
Valgene Ziesemer
Nov 22, 2011
Valgene "Redd" Ziesemer, 74, of Cedar Creek, Texas, died Nov. 22, 2011, in Luling, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 26 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill with Pastor David Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive visitors at Memorial Oaks Chapel Friday, Nov. 25 from...
Geraldine Hahn
Nov 21, 2011
Geraldine McDaniel Hahn, 73, of Brenham, passed away November 21, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, November 25, 2011 in St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham, with Father David Ivey, Officiant. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Thursday evening from...
Harvey Skinner
Nov 20, 2011
Harvey Lafayette Skinner, 85, husband of Madeline Skinner, died November 20, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 6 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Brenham Church of Christ, with Pastor Doug Hall officiating. Burial will take place at 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Veterans National Cemetery in Houston. The family will receive friends and...
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